Button Sewing - Baby Lock Solaris 2 Instruction And Reference Manual

c
Set the fabric so that the pocket moves
toward you during sewing.
Note
• Pass the thread underneath the presser
foot.
• Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole
foot backward as far as possible as shown
in the illustration, making sure that there is
no gap behind the part of the foot marked
"A+". If the buttonhole foot is not slid back
as far as possible, the bar tack will not be
sewn to the correct size.
d
Check the first needle drop point and lower
the presser foot.
a 2 mm (approx. 1/16 inch)
e
Gently hold the end of the upper thread and
begin sewing.
 When sewing is completed, the machine will sew
reinforcement stitches and stop automatically.

Button Sewing

Buttons with 2 or 4 holes can be attached, using
the machine.
Stitch Stitch name
Button sewing
Note
• Do not use the automatic thread cutting
function when sewing buttons. Otherwise,
you will lose the thread ends.
a
Select .
 The feed dogs are lowered automatically.
b
Raise the presser foot.
c
Attach button sewing foot "M", slide the
button along the metal plate and into the
presser foot, and lower the presser foot.
a Button
b Metal plate
d
Rotate the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to check that the needle
goes into each hole correctly.
* If the needle does not reach the holes on the left
side, adjust the stitch width.
* To attach the button more securely, repeat the
process.
e
Gently hold the end of the upper thread and
start sewing.
 The machine stops automatically when sewing is
finished.
CAUTION
• Make sure the needle does not strike the
button during sewing. The needle may break
and cause injury.
SEWING THE STITCHES
Presser foot
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